Promises Kept

When I ran for City Council in 2012, I campaigned on five key priorities.

Make Hayward Safer
Bring More Jobs & Shopping to Hayward
Make Hayward More Attractive
Put Hayward on a Sustainable Path
Make Hayward More Youth Friendly

In my two terms on the City Council, I have remained focused on delivering improvements in those area. Below is a partial list of the progress made so far.

Make Hayward Safer

Reduced crime by 7% citywide since 2012.
Championed the hiring of more police officers and HPD support staff.
Supported construction of a new Fire Station and Firehouse Health Center in South Hayward and a new state of the art Fire Training Center.
Made the popular downtown bike patrol permanent, and successfully fought to bring bike patrol officers to the Tennyson community.
Championed the acquisition of new crime-fighting technology like body-worn cameras for patrol officers; license plate readers that recover stolen vehicles; and security cameras at crime hot-spots.
Implemented a ban on internet gambling businesses and permanently closed all of the existing ones.
Supported HPD’s CALEA accreditation which ensures our officers have the best available training.
Supported the Social Nuisance Ordinance, which gives HPD a powerful, new tool for making neighborhoods safer.
Eliminated the ineffective red light camera program and supported changes to the Police Patrol Plan to improve motorist safety.

A strong partner of police and fire, I believe that safety comes first.

Firestation #7 rebuilt. Adjacent to the station is a first-of-its-kind health center.

Bringing More Jobs & Shopping to Hayward

Increased the number of businesses located in Hayward by over 3,400! That is more than a 38% increase over 2012.
Dramatically reduced the unemployment rate in Hayward since 2012 - from 10% to below 4%.
Revised the alcohol ordinance to allow happy hour at Hayward restaurants, allow more restaurants downtown, and crack down on alcohol-serving businesses that create problems.
Proposed the creation of a Technology Innovation Corridor to attract more Advanced Industries companies and their well-paying jobs to Hayward.
Adopted a 5-year Economic Development Strategic Plan to grow the economy and tax base in Hayward.
Reduce negative impacts of “the Loop” while we work to restore 2-way streets downtown; and responded to requests to increase on-street parking in the downtown.
Supported policies that helped attract new businesses to Hayward (like Big 5, CVS Pharmacy, Dick's Sporting Goods, 5 new grocery stores, 3 new fitness clubs, dozens of new restaurants, and many, many more).

Cleaning up our "adopted" block.

Make Hayward More Attractive

Strongly supported the new Illegal Dumping Ordinance which has reduced illegal dumping by more than 60%!
Worked side-by-side with the Keep Hayward Clean and Green volunteers and my family to reduce litter in Hayward.
Continued to support the mural program and worked to expand it beyond the downtown, including dozens of new murals all across Hayward.
Supported new trees and landscape improvements along Industrial Blvd. and Winton Ave. that look great and save water.
Improved the appearance of vacant lots by requiring property owners to install and maintain attractive fences.
Championed completing the Mission Blvd road improvements for South Hayward (under construction now with completion in 2020) and North Hayward (coming soon).
Championed Measure C which will repaved 12% of Hayward's roads citywide in the Summer of 2016 and increased our PCI (pavement score) from 65 to 72.
Working to write a Vacant Property ordinance and add a public art requirement for all new developments.

Solar Array at Hayward's Award Winning Water Pollution Control Facility

Hayward received the Green Leadership award from the U.S. EPA

Put Hayward on a Sustainable Path

The new library will be LEED Platinum certified and is Hayward's first zero-net-energy building.
Championed innovative environmental policies that have received the Beacon Award from the CA League of Cities and a Green Leadership award from the U.S. EPA.
Implemented a county-wide plastic bag ban and increased recycling at businesses and multifamily properties.
Saved Hayward water customers $ by restructuring Hayward Water System bonds.
Supported investments to convert Hayward's Water Treatment plant from the city's largest energy consumer into the city's largest generator of clean, renewable energy.
Supported city-wide installation of LED light bulbs in existing street lights to reduce costs and make street lights brighter.
Hayward is diverting 74% of its waste from landfills.
Was a leader in fully identifying Hayward's long-term budget problems and worked to solve them.
Passed 7 consecutive balanced budgets.
Reached fair contract agreements with all of Hayward’s bargaining units.
Championed Hayward's goal of being 100% zero net energy for municipal operations by 2025.

Make Hayward More Youth Friendly

Was a leader in formulating and passing Measure C, to fund a new 21st Century Library and Community Learning Center - opening in Spring of 2019.
Proposed and championed a new 50 acre "destination park" in South Hayward (on Tennyson Rd, East of Mission Blvd). The City has acquired the land; has fully funded it in partnership with HARD; and is working to complete construction by 2021.
Worked with Southland Mall leadership to attract and approve a movie theater (opened December 2018) and bowling alley (opening in 2019).
Expanded the new Greenwood park for kids and families in the Mt. Eden area along with many smaller neighborhood parks.
Supported the expansion of the City’s successful after-school homework help program to most HUSD schools.
Passed tough new tobacco and alcohol regulations to protect our youth.
Partnered with HUSD to increase attendance and graduation rates.
Produce a monthly newsletter to get the word out about fun, free events for families.

Breaking ground at the new library site.

Hayward's New Library opening in 2019.

Other Accomplishments

Protected senior-only mobile home parks to maintain lower-cost options for seniors.

Was a champion for Measure C in 2014 which hired police officers, built a new library, upgrade all of our fire stations, repaired our roads and hired new maintenance workers to remove litter and graffiti.
Led the effort to pass stronger campaign finance reform rules for Hayward elections.
Championed creation of the Tennyson Corridor Initiative to revitalize the Tennyson area in South Hayward.
Championed passage of Measure E in 2016 (Cannabis Tax) and implementation of common sense regulations for the Cannabis industry that will bring hundreds of new jobs and millions of tax revenue to Hayward.
Co-Chaired the Yes on Measure T campaign in 2018 (Property Transfer Tax) to help balance our budget while expanding services (like extended library hours).
Supported increasing our Affordable Housing requirements to provide more affordable homes for Hayward families.

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